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This specimen was lot 48 in Sincona sale 92 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]] Afsharid Dynasty, Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Abbasi 1163 AH (1749/1750), Isfahan Mint. ''Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht gereinigt,'' About Uncirculated, Lightly cleaned. Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1998."</blockquote> According to the SCWC, this ashrafi was struck AH 1160-1161 at Isfahan (shwon here), Herat, Mashhad, Qazvin and Shiraz. Adel Shah was defeated and deposed in June 1748 and executed a few months later. We don't know who issued this coin in Adel Shah's name.
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This specimen was lot 48 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Iran|IRAN]] Afsharid Dynasty, Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Abbasi 1163 AH (1749/1750), Isfahan Mint. ''Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht gereinigt,'' About Uncirculated, Lightly cleaned. Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1998."</blockquote> According to the SCWC, this ashrafi was struck AH 1160-1161 at Isfahan (shown here), Herat, Mashhad, Qazvin and Shiraz. Adel Shah was defeated and deposed in June 1748 and executed a few months later. We don't know who issued this coin in Adel Shah's name.
  
 
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
 
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
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* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
 
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 92: The Kian Collection - Part 3 (Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry) and The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 92: The Kian Collection - Part 3 (Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry) and The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
  
 
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* [[Iran AH 1163 6 shahi KM-455|AH 1163 6 shahi, Mazandaran mint, Solayman II]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 6 shahi KM-455|AH 1163 6 shahi, Mazandaran mint, Solayman II]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 ashrafi KM-A435|AH 1163 ashrafi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 ashrafi KM-A435|AH 1163 ashrafi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh]]
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* [[Iran AH 1163 ashrafi KM-444|AH 1163 (1749) ashrafi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh]]
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* [[Iran AH 1163 ashrafi KM-444|AH 1163 ashrafi, Mashhad mint, Shahrokh]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 2 mohur KM-454|AH 1163 double mohur, Mashhad mint, Solayman II]]
 
* [[Iran AH 1163 2 mohur KM-454|AH 1163 double mohur, Mashhad mint, Solayman II]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1749]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1749]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 92, 93, 94, 95]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 92, 93, 94, 95]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 92, lot 48

This specimen was lot 48 in Sincona sale 92 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"IRAN Afsharid Dynasty, Adel Shah, 1160-1161 AH (1747-1748). Abbasi 1163 AH (1749/1750), Isfahan Mint. Vorzüglich-FDC. Leicht gereinigt, About Uncirculated, Lightly cleaned. Purchased from G. Moussesian, Munich, in 1998."

According to the SCWC, this ashrafi was struck AH 1160-1161 at Isfahan (shown here), Herat, Mashhad, Qazvin and Shiraz. Adel Shah was defeated and deposed in June 1748 and executed a few months later. We don't know who issued this coin in Adel Shah's name.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.6 g, silver, this specimen 4.67 g.

Catalog reference: Album 2760 type A. Farahbakhsh 244-5. KM 402.2 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 92: The Kian Collection - Part 3 (Islamic and Persian Coins and Medals, Orders of the Chivalry) and The Tuhfa Collection of Arabic Gold Coins, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

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